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A028493 a(0) = 16, a(n+1) = 3a(n) - (6-n)^2. 0
16, 12, 11, 17, 42, 122, 365, 1095, 3284, 9848, 29535, 88589, 265742, 797190, 2391521, 7174499, 21523416, 64570148, 193710323, 581130825, 1743392306, 5230176722, 15690529941, 47071589567, 141214768412 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; text; internal format)
OFFSET
0,1
REFERENCES
Seen in a newspaper quiz.
LINKS
FORMULA
From Chai Wah Wu, Mar 29 2017: (Start)
a(n) = 6*a(n-1) - 12*a(n-2) + 10*a(n-3) - 3*a(n-4) for n > 3.
G.f.: (-65*x^3 + 131*x^2 - 84*x + 16)/((x - 1)^3*(3*x - 1)). (End)
MAPLE
(3^n + (5-n)*(6-n) + 1)/2;
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A008665 A076823 A070551 * A291426 A299524 A070534
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Mark Orr (mjo(AT)cns.ed.ac.uk)
EXTENSIONS
Definition edited by Chai Wah Wu, Mar 29 2017
STATUS
approved

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